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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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