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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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