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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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