MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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