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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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