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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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