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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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