MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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