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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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