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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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