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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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