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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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