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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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