MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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