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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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