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
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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