MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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