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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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