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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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