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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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