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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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