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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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