MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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