MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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