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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|