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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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