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
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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