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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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