MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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