MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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