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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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