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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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