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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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