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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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