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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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