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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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