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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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