MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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