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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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