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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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