MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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