MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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