MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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