MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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