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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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