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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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