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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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