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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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