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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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