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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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