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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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