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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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