MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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