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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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