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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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