MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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