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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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