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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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