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
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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