MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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