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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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