MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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