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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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