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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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