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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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