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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
open education
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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