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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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