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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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