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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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