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 Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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