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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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