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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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