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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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