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.
Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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