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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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