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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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