MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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