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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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