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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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