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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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