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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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