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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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