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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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