MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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