MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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