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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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