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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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