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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Paraguay to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses 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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