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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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