MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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