MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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