MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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