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
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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