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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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