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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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