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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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