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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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