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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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