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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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