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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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