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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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