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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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