MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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