MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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