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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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