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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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