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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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