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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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