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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Aland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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