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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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