MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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