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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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