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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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