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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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