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.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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