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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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