MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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