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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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