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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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