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 Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
e-learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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