MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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