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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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