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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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