MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
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
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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