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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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