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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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