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
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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