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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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