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.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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