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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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