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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Chad to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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