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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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