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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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