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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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