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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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