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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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