MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major 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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