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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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