MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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