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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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