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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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