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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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