MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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