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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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