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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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