MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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