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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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