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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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