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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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