MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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