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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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