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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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