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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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