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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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