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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally 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 many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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