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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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