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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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