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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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