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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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