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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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