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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
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 education institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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