MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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