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
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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