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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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