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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major 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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