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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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