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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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