MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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