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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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