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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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