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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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