MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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