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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic 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 definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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