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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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