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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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