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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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