MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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