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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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