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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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