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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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