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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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