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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses 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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