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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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