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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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