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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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