MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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