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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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