MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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