MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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