MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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