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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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