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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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