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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
most important 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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