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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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