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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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