MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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