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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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