MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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