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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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