MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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