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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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