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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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