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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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