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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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