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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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