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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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