MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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