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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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