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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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