MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major 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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