MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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