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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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