MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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