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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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