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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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