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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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