MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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