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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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