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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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