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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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