MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
major 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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