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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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