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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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