MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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