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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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