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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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