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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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