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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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