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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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