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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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