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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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