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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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