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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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