MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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