MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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