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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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