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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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