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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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