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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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