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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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