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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
online education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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