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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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