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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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