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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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