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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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