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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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