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
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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