MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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