MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Babson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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