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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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