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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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