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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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