MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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