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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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