MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology enable
students
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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