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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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