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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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