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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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