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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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