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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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