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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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