MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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