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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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