MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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