MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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