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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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