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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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