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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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