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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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