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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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