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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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