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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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