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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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