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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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