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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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