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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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