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
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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