MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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