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.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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