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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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