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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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