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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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