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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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