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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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