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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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