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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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