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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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