MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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