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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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