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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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