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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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