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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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