MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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