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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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