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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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