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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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