MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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