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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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