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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online education enable
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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