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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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