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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
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
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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