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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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