MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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