MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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