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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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