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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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