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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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