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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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