MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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