MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education have enabled
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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