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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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