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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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