MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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