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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
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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