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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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