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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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