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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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