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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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