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
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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