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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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