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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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