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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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