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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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