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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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