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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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