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
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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