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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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