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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|