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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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