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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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