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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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