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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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