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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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