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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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