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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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