MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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