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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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