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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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