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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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