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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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