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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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