MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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