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.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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