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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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