MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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