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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
