MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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