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 Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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