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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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