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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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