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.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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