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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
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 a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Slovenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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