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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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