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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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