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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Denmark to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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