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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Japan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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