MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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