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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
e-learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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