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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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