MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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