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
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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