MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|