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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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