MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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