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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major 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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