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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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