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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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