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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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