MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
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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