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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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