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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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