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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
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 numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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