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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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