MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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