MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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