MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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