MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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