MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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