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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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