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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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