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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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