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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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