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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
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 numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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