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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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