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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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