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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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