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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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