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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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