MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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