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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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