MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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