MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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