MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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