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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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