MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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