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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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