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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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