MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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