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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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