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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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