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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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