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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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