MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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