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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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