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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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