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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
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 courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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