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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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