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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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