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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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