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
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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