MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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