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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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