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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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