MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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