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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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