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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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