MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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