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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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