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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important 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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