MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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