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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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