MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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