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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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