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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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