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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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