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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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