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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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