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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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