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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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