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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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