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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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