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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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