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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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