MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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