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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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