MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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