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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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