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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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