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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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