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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Albania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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