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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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