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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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