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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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