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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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