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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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