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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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