MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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