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.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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