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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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