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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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