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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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