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
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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