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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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