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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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