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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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