MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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