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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cambodia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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