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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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