MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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