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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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