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 the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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