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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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