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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
India to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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