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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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