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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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