MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses 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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