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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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