MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire 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 thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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