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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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