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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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