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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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