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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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