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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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