MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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