MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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