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.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|