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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important 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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