MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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