MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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