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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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