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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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