MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Gambia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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