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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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