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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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