MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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