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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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