MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting 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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