MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cambodia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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