MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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