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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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