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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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