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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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