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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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