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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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