MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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