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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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