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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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