MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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