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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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