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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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