MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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