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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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