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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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