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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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