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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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