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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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