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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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