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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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