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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key 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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