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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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