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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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