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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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